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this is not congress sending this to the faa and the faa having a choice. this is a considered move on the part of ray lahood to lead people love to make the system go down. it is the fa doing this intentionally. they want to make sure that we see a situation. if we don't raise taxes we will be in trouble. we don't have to do this. we did not have to leave these people often there is no financial reason for it. let's not make excuses. it is just plain bad management of the way around. gerri: and, of course, it to you. breaking news this afternoon about a lawsuit filed by the industry. the judge in that case did not grant an emergency stay to block furloughs. are you surprised? >> i am a little surprised. obviously a lot of legal opinions that says the faa can actually switch funds around to make this, but i do think it will take but the administration and congress to come together to solve this problem. the faa should delay the cuts that congress should clear up the authority to switch around of funds. it will take both bodies to prioritize this is a proble
this is not congress sending this to the faa and the faa having a choice. this is a considered move on the part of ray lahood to lead people love to make the system go down. it is the fa doing this intentionally. they want to make sure that we see a situation. if we don't raise taxes we will be in trouble. we don't have to do this. we did not have to leave these people often there is no financial reason for it. let's not make excuses. it is just plain bad management of the way around. gerri:...
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annual budget of the faa. they say the way the faa were cuts makes the delays even worse. >> under the applicable laws. the faa has the authority or the discretion to find the money elsewhere. not to lay off the workers. and, therefore, to protect the traveling and shipping public, the faa should not furlough the air traffic controllers. now congressional republicans charge the way the administration has structured this is simply for political reasons. the administration says that's absolutely not the case. they say the way is law isten o other choices than to furlough these air traffic controller if they have to reach the savings that the law requires, shep. >> >> shepard: we are expecting it to say four different flight delays faa is saying. airlines anywhere between 6700. about a quarter of the flight traffic in this country daily. in a statement the faa says they will be working with the airlines and using traffic management tools to minimize the delay impacts of trafficking busy summer travel season. the
annual budget of the faa. they say the way the faa were cuts makes the delays even worse. >> under the applicable laws. the faa has the authority or the discretion to find the money elsewhere. not to lay off the workers. and, therefore, to protect the traveling and shipping public, the faa should not furlough the air traffic controllers. now congressional republicans charge the way the administration has structured this is simply for political reasons. the administration says that's...
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faa officials have declined to comment on e suit. livet sfo, elissa harrington, kpix 5. >> thank you. earlier this month, the faa delayed the closure of control towers at 149 airports until june. >>> checking bay area headlines this morning, richmond police are searching for two gunmen who shot and injured a man on saturday night on griffin drive. police found the victim in his car. they say the man was targeted. witnesses say the suspects got away in a white suv shortly after the shooting. that was around 8 p.m. on saturday. >>> in hayward a young man who was shot has died. the 26-year-old man was shot saturday around 10 p.m. in the driveway of a home on franklin avenue. he was taken to a hospital for emergency treatment but died of his injuries yesterday. so far, police have no suspects. >>> in alameda, a coast guard cutter has returned home greeted by joyous families yesterday. they spent three months in wateuthe california. mbers resc on a sailboat and raided a boat with more than 2 tons of marijuana. >>> he had his birthday off
faa officials have declined to comment on e suit. livet sfo, elissa harrington, kpix 5. >> thank you. earlier this month, the faa delayed the closure of control towers at 149 airports until june. >>> checking bay area headlines this morning, richmond police are searching for two gunmen who shot and injured a man on saturday night on griffin drive. police found the victim in his car. they say the man was targeted. witnesses say the suspects got away in a white suv shortly after...
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there is real question as to whether or not the faa actually has a choice. >> the faa unlike other agencies is personnel heavy and, in the end you can not avoid, when 70% of your budget of your operating budget is personnel, you can not avoid when the cuts are as deep as they are in the sequester the kind of actions that are taken, these furloughs. that is an unfortunate fact of arbitrary, across-the-board cuts like this. >> the faa is playing politics and something they do very well because they can rely on their constituent groups, airlines and airport operators to run to congress in an attempt to put pressure on them to throw more money at the problem. >> so we have about a dozen flight delays here out of national airport, many of them going into new york area airports. it is tough to differentiate whether it is a problem with air traffic control or flying system you will get delays. you can't go into this assuming before sequestration and furloughs there were no delays at any airport. trying to figure out what the exact impact is rather difficult. however the airline industry said is co
there is real question as to whether or not the faa actually has a choice. >> the faa unlike other agencies is personnel heavy and, in the end you can not avoid, when 70% of your budget of your operating budget is personnel, you can not avoid when the cuts are as deep as they are in the sequester the kind of actions that are taken, these furloughs. that is an unfortunate fact of arbitrary, across-the-board cuts like this. >> the faa is playing politics and something they do very...
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planning to fly sometime soony why the faa says today is the first day travelers will really feel the effects. >>> we'll get to the latest on the boston investigation in a moment. >>> first developing news overnight in washington state. at least five people were killed by gunfire at an apartment building in a suburb south of seattle. among the dead a suspect who was shot by police officers on the scene. another two bodies found in the parking lot and two more bodies were found inside the building. we'll bring you the updates on this latest gun tragedy as we get them. >>> bells will ring at 2:50 to mark one week since the deadly marathon bombings struck and according to investigators the lone surviving suspect, dzhokhar tsarnaev, is responding to questioning. under heavy guard in the hospital he is undergoing brief rounds of interrogation apparently responding by writing his answers. the 19-year-old was shot through the neck in what some have speculated may have been a suicide attempt. despite largely republican calls to have him held as an enemy combatant, he could face federal charge
planning to fly sometime soony why the faa says today is the first day travelers will really feel the effects. >>> we'll get to the latest on the boston investigation in a moment. >>> first developing news overnight in washington state. at least five people were killed by gunfire at an apartment building in a suburb south of seattle. among the dead a suspect who was shot by police officers on the scene. another two bodies found in the parking lot and two more bodies were found...
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the faa approved a fix for the battery problem. boeing was up 19% from its low point this year. >>> it may be a better idea to drive than fly especially now with the cost of a gallon of gas dropping 11 cents in the past two weeks. the new lundberg survey found the national average now stands at 3.54 for a gallon of regular. tulsa, oklahoma, is the cheapest at 3.21 while chicago is the most expensive in the continental u.s. at 3.97. back to you. >> erica, no surprise a lot of giving people out there. over a million dollars i guess has already been donated for folks affected in the boston marathon bombings. >> reporter: right. some of the victims' close friends and families have set up crowd funding campaigns that have gone viral. they are attracting thousands of donations around the world. many of the victims expected to occur hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical and rehab costs so boston mayor menino and massachusetts governor patrick have also set up the one fund boston to help victims. and as of friday morning, that fundra
the faa approved a fix for the battery problem. boeing was up 19% from its low point this year. >>> it may be a better idea to drive than fly especially now with the cost of a gallon of gas dropping 11 cents in the past two weeks. the new lundberg survey found the national average now stands at 3.54 for a gallon of regular. tulsa, oklahoma, is the cheapest at 3.21 while chicago is the most expensive in the continental u.s. at 3.97. back to you. >> erica, no surprise a lot of...
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the faa tells fox business that the traffic isn't necessarily because of these automatic budget cuts that are laying off a number of employees. they are supposed to layoff -- furlough, excuse me not layoff, furlough anywhere between 15,000 air traffic controllers, they have to take a day off every couple of weeks. and the faa is actually being sued by the airline industry because they say it's a maxim packet the way that they have designed these particular cuts. the airlines say the way they are designed will cost them money. >> people make their plans long in advance, some people have vacation plans, if this starts to rollout the way the faa has said that it will, people are going to not be able to rebook in all cases. their summer vacation plans will be blown and that is a horrible position to put the traveling bub in. >> reporter: so here are the numbers. the budget of the faa every year $16 billion, cuts of $637 million to comply when what is known as the sequester the automatic budget cuts. air traffic controller furloughs should save them $200 million they say. the total number
the faa tells fox business that the traffic isn't necessarily because of these automatic budget cuts that are laying off a number of employees. they are supposed to layoff -- furlough, excuse me not layoff, furlough anywhere between 15,000 air traffic controllers, they have to take a day off every couple of weeks. and the faa is actually being sued by the airline industry because they say it's a maxim packet the way that they have designed these particular cuts. the airlines say the way they...
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>> basically the airlines are saying the faa has other options. they can cut their budget in other places. the fax says no. this is how we have to go ahead and do it. the airlines have taken the fax to court over this of they filed a lawsuit on friday. there is no hearing date set for that. everybody is watching closely to see if the courts change the decision. >> what do you know about this newark situation, the flights having to return as a result of the washington controllers being, quote, overwhelmed? >> you have a regional air traffic facility that handle flights going from new york to let's say, florida. a lot of the flights heading over the washington air space were overwhelming the number of reduced workers there. they said we're sorry. you have to turn around and come back. >> what's next? >> next we'll watch what's happening in the afternoon commute. l.a., san francisco, san diego are all airports to watch this afternoon. tomorrow, anybody's guess. chicago, dallas, all airports we're watching closely. >> thank you very much. we greatly a
>> basically the airlines are saying the faa has other options. they can cut their budget in other places. the fax says no. this is how we have to go ahead and do it. the airlines have taken the fax to court over this of they filed a lawsuit on friday. there is no hearing date set for that. everybody is watching closely to see if the courts change the decision. >> what do you know about this newark situation, the flights having to return as a result of the washington controllers...
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union and the airline trades official are suing the faa to stop the furlough. a fear is airlines will cut low-heeled flights to places like wichita to protect more profitable ones overseas. >> we are going to see some very difficult times over the next five and a half months, with the carriers, for the passengers, and frankly, i believe, for the economy. >> reporter: best advice for passengers on the nation's 30,000 flights a day, book the first flight of the day. it's the least likely to be cancelled. michelle miller, cbs news, new york. >> denver police are hunting for suspects today after shots were fired during a massive marijuana celebration. saturday's gunfire wounded two people and caused thousands of people to scramble for safety in the chaos dozens were trampled. >> up next on the "cbs evening news", a connecticut mom takes on a cause she never expected, medical marijuana. ch suggests cell heah plays a key role throughout our lives. ona day men's + amin a designed for women's health concerns as we age. it has 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one
union and the airline trades official are suing the faa to stop the furlough. a fear is airlines will cut low-heeled flights to places like wichita to protect more profitable ones overseas. >> we are going to see some very difficult times over the next five and a half months, with the carriers, for the passengers, and frankly, i believe, for the economy. >> reporter: best advice for passengers on the nation's 30,000 flights a day, book the first flight of the day. it's the least...
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hitting the faa hard. already triggering long lines at airports nationwide. >>> and an a-list arrest. it's the latest celebrity mug shot. hollywood's darling, reese witherspoon, issuing an apology overnight.
hitting the faa hard. already triggering long lines at airports nationwide. >>> and an a-list arrest. it's the latest celebrity mug shot. hollywood's darling, reese witherspoon, issuing an apology overnight.
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. >>> plus, why the faa is warning to travelers to expect delays at the nation's largest airport starting tomorrow. >>> the federal aviation administration as you can expect to see delays at the nationest largest airports starting tomorrow morning. officials say sequester cuts went into effect today. the delays are mainly the result of furloughing for air traffic controllers. they're now required to take one day off without pay for every ten days worked. the system worked smoothly today but wasn't that busy today. the real test will come tomorrow morning when the skies are more crowded. >>> a new paved trail about seven miles long opened in san jose this weekend. the section of the guadalupe river trail connects the community of val viso to santa fe. about half of them use the trail to fwet to work. that number of people on the trail expected to increase now that the path is paved. >> it gets kind of -- when i go over bumps or driveways like that, it's, like, you know, doesn't feel comfortable. i got to be on something smooth. plus, it's easy on me. we're about the same age. >> there you
. >>> plus, why the faa is warning to travelers to expect delays at the nation's largest airport starting tomorrow. >>> the federal aviation administration as you can expect to see delays at the nationest largest airports starting tomorrow morning. officials say sequester cuts went into effect today. the delays are mainly the result of furloughing for air traffic controllers. they're now required to take one day off without pay for every ten days worked. the system worked...
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>> this is faa, not tsa. but la hood knows all he has to do is say, that's the way it is, it's terrible. most people buy it. are you going to argue with this guy? you should. most people say, sequestration is terrible. we don't have enough money. when you look beyond it, and is we have to look beyond it, labor unions are, the organizations that represent airlines do. they'll all be on it. >> mike, real quick. gary, you're taking a trip today? i do have to fly today, yes. >> and the question is, if you're waking up this morning, you have a choice of which airport you're going to, he's going to laguardia, maybe, new york or jfk. >> give me some advice. >> what do you do? we're trying to get him into teet teeterboro. mike? >> any airport is going to get gummed up. >> it doesn't matter? >> no. look, your delay out of laguardia means you're going to miss your connection in chicago. so it's a whole system. omaha is going to get hit, lincoln is going to get hit, everybody is going to get hi it. >> but to be fair, we
>> this is faa, not tsa. but la hood knows all he has to do is say, that's the way it is, it's terrible. most people buy it. are you going to argue with this guy? you should. most people say, sequestration is terrible. we don't have enough money. when you look beyond it, and is we have to look beyond it, labor unions are, the organizations that represent airlines do. they'll all be on it. >> mike, real quick. gary, you're taking a trip today? i do have to fly today, yes. >>...
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for the faa the numbers don't add up. their work load has been decreasing and yet they didn't make the necessary changes to prepare for the sequestration. which they've known since last fall was coming. that's why it's just politics as usual in d.c. >> neil: so these cuts that the white house was referring to that took effect formally yesterday, aren't real? >> the cuts are real all right but the problem for the federal aviation administration is their real work load has been falling or forever a decade, and when they were told they had to do the sequestration last fall, logically you would have prepared and put your work force in place at atlanta and new york, and not at branson, missouri, which averages less than one flight per hour. they didn't do that. they were counting -- i was in washington, dc for almost 15 years. you expect things to work out, expect to never have to cut. but the cuts are here but they don't get it. for next year's budget they asked for 100 more people, and three extra billion dollars for securit
for the faa the numbers don't add up. their work load has been decreasing and yet they didn't make the necessary changes to prepare for the sequestration. which they've known since last fall was coming. that's why it's just politics as usual in d.c. >> neil: so these cuts that the white house was referring to that took effect formally yesterday, aren't real? >> the cuts are real all right but the problem for the federal aviation administration is their real work load has been...
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there has been a lawsuit filed against the faa, but the case has not been taken up in court. the furloughs could result in delays or canceled flights for one out of three airline passengers. the busiest time of year for travel could be a little bumpier than usual. joining us from washington is former "new york times" correspondent elizabeth becker. elizabeth just penned a new book called "overbooked: the exploding business of travel and tourism." welcome inside "the war room." >> it's nice to be here thank you. >> michael: what impact will the sequesters have on travel to america? >> well, i'm not convinced that the furloughs will come about. i would say that president obama has shown a partiality to listening to the tourism industry. so i'm not sure it is really going to happen. i think there could be a change of mind. but overall america is just recovering from what the industry is calling a lost decade, where a series of idealogical arguments, and the 9/11 border changes really flattened out tourism for the united states when it was booming in the rest of the world. >> mic
there has been a lawsuit filed against the faa, but the case has not been taken up in court. the furloughs could result in delays or canceled flights for one out of three airline passengers. the busiest time of year for travel could be a little bumpier than usual. joining us from washington is former "new york times" correspondent elizabeth becker. elizabeth just penned a new book called "overbooked: the exploding business of travel and tourism." welcome inside "the war...
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the faa called for two furlough days for every two-week period to cut more than $600 million from the budget. airlines filed a lawsuit on friday to stop the furlough of air traffic controllers saying the cuts will result in delays up to an hour at major airports and hubs throughout the country. travel industry analysts say what's happening is political gamesmanship. >> the faa was shut down a few years ago. flights weren't affected. it seems to me like there is a request or directive out there to take steps so passengers will be inconvenienced and they will call their elected officials to get them to take action. >> reporter: now let's see what's happeninat airports around the this is live picture of mineta san jose international airport. i found three delays there this morning. the longest, 30 minutes. only a couple of 10-minute delays in oakland. and a few delays here at sfo, as well. now, even if sfo avoids furloughs, passengers could still feel the pinch because of the domino effect from delays at connecting airports. and speaking about those delays i found this morning, it's uncl
the faa called for two furlough days for every two-week period to cut more than $600 million from the budget. airlines filed a lawsuit on friday to stop the furlough of air traffic controllers saying the cuts will result in delays up to an hour at major airports and hubs throughout the country. travel industry analysts say what's happening is political gamesmanship. >> the faa was shut down a few years ago. flights weren't affected. it seems to me like there is a request or directive out...
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seventy percent of the faa's operations budget is personnel. the faa must furlough 47,000 employees for up to 11 days between now and the end of the fiscal year. and that's why secretary lahood, here in this room two months ago, called on congress to replace these dumb sequester cuts and put instead in place a smarter approach to deficit reduction. remember, this is a result of sequester that was never meant to be law. and it was never meant to be law for reasons like this -- because the across-the-board nature of cuts. and in an agency like dot and the faa, because they're personnel-heavy, the effect of these cuts inevitably will be felt at the personnel level. congress can act. it could have acted in the past. it could have brought down the sequester and avoided it entirely. congress could act now to do that. republicans in congress could decide that the victory party is over and it's time to get serious about the economy, get serious about the effects of the sequester on americans across the country in a variety of ways, and either postpone
seventy percent of the faa's operations budget is personnel. the faa must furlough 47,000 employees for up to 11 days between now and the end of the fiscal year. and that's why secretary lahood, here in this room two months ago, called on congress to replace these dumb sequester cuts and put instead in place a smarter approach to deficit reduction. remember, this is a result of sequester that was never meant to be law. and it was never meant to be law for reasons like this -- because the...
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we had an faa statement release toefrd weekend reading in part, the faa will be working with the airlines and using a comprehensive set of air traffic management tools to minimize the delay impacts of lower staffing as we move into the busy summer travel season. now, we've got a counter view from the global visit travel association. they're saying, quote, our nation's xhid and businesses will pay a very steep price that significantly outstrips the goals produced savings through those furloughs. business and leisure travellers we talked to earlier today agree. >> traveling is stressful enough and when you don't know how long it's going to take you to get through the line, you have to add extra time that you wish you didn't have to to get from point a to point b. >> that will impact not only the stockholders, the employees, but also all of our customers. >> now, for the record, the faa will be furloughing 15,000 controllers. they have to take at least one day off every other week from now through the end of september. in our next update on "power lun lunch" we're going to talk to a spokesma
we had an faa statement release toefrd weekend reading in part, the faa will be working with the airlines and using a comprehensive set of air traffic management tools to minimize the delay impacts of lower staffing as we move into the busy summer travel season. now, we've got a counter view from the global visit travel association. they're saying, quote, our nation's xhid and businesses will pay a very steep price that significantly outstrips the goals produced savings through those furloughs....
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the faa says with fewer eyeballs, there will be better managed traffic. that's coming up next. but i wondered what a customer thought? describe the first time you met. you brought the flex in... as soon as i met fiona and i was describing the problem we were having with our rear brakes, she immediately triaged the situation, knew exactly what was wrong with it, the car was diagnosed properly, it was fixed correctly i have confidence knowing that if i take to ford it's going to be done correctly...
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hitting the faa hard. already triggering long lines at airports nationwide. >>> and an a-list arrest. it's the latest celebrity mug shot. hollywood's darling, reese witherspoon, issuing an apology overnight. >>> and good monday morning. we may be closer to getting some key answers in the boston bombing investigation today. >> suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev is now awake and communicating in writing with investigato they are anxious to know if anyone else was involved in the bombs waiting to explode. >> one week later, 52 victims are still in the hospital, 3 in critical condition. all victims are being remembered later today with a moment of silence at the time of the first bomb. and then church bells will ring. >> abc's preeti arla begins our coverage. >> reporter: a week after the boston marathon attack, one suspect is dead, the other is in the hospital. but the search for answers continues. law enforcement officials tell abc news 19-year-old suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev is awake. he's unable to speak because of a
hitting the faa hard. already triggering long lines at airports nationwide. >>> and an a-list arrest. it's the latest celebrity mug shot. hollywood's darling, reese witherspoon, issuing an apology overnight. >>> and good monday morning. we may be closer to getting some key answers in the boston bombing investigation today. >> suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev is now awake and communicating in writing with investigato they are anxious to know if anyone else was involved in the...
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we have seen the faa budget for controllers rise 50%, and traffic is down 27%. so we're throwing more money to handle less of a problem, yet now is the time we chose to start making the american people feel the pain? it just doesn't make sense. >> shepard: the american people are already feeling the pain. i've been flying for a long time, and it's never been like this. every flight you get on, it's filled to the brim. the planes are smaller, the number of people vrabel to help you is fewer, and flying is often miserable, and wasn't always like this. wasn't leak this a couple of years ago. it's like we're down to almost one airline, and you wonder when we'll reach the tipping point and people go, enough. >> you're right. airlines are really cutting everyplace they can to make money. airlines are more profit baseball and i think the passenger experience is suffererring. >> they are lot more profitable, making tons of money and passengers are suffering. you wonder when it is that customers go, no, you have to do better. i guess unless and until there's an alternati
we have seen the faa budget for controllers rise 50%, and traffic is down 27%. so we're throwing more money to handle less of a problem, yet now is the time we chose to start making the american people feel the pain? it just doesn't make sense. >> shepard: the american people are already feeling the pain. i've been flying for a long time, and it's never been like this. every flight you get on, it's filled to the brim. the planes are smaller, the number of people vrabel to help you is...
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the faa said planes will have to take off and land more frequently. that would translate to potential longer lines at the airport. joining me is the spokesperson for sfo. can you give me an idea of how many travelers will be out on every given day or? >> what i can tell you, it's about a 10% of reduction. if i'm an air traffic controller, one of my days out of ten is reduced as the furlough. >> reporter: do you have any idea if this will impact the lines? >> i think where we might see some effect is more from the faa perspective. i don't know if it will affect the lines at the airport. but in terms of flight delays, if there's another airport that has congestion issues or staffing issues, even if we're fined locally, we may experience delays to and from the location. it's very much a nationwide issue. >> reporter: it's a juggling act for you. i think one of the things we can expect, there is a procedure we use and that requires an extra controller. not an issue today but if we have bad weather conditions, we might not be able to use that procedure. >>
the faa said planes will have to take off and land more frequently. that would translate to potential longer lines at the airport. joining me is the spokesperson for sfo. can you give me an idea of how many travelers will be out on every given day or? >> what i can tell you, it's about a 10% of reduction. if i'm an air traffic controller, one of my days out of ten is reduced as the furlough. >> reporter: do you have any idea if this will impact the lines? >> i think where we...
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the sequestration did force the faa to cut more than $600 million from its budget. got to make up for the money somehow. what it is going to be doing is furloughing some of the country's 15,000 air traffic controllers. specifically, they are going to ask them to take one day off every two weeks through september. airports will have to delay their takeoff so that the short staff controlled towers don't get overwhelmed trying to land those planes. the airports feeling the brunt are going to be the ones in new york, d.c. and chicago's o'hare. in chicago, they might have to shut down one of their two control towers. as you can imagine, what impacts the east coast and midwest certainly trickles down out here to the west coast. sfo, the federal government saying, they could see delays of up to 90 minutes. one of the terminals had not seen any delays, nothing significant or out of the ordinary for a monday morning. definitely nothing in a 90-minute range. but, again, it is early in the day. yesterday was actually when this went into effect. that was a sunday, wasn't much i
the sequestration did force the faa to cut more than $600 million from its budget. got to make up for the money somehow. what it is going to be doing is furloughing some of the country's 15,000 air traffic controllers. specifically, they are going to ask them to take one day off every two weeks through september. airports will have to delay their takeoff so that the short staff controlled towers don't get overwhelmed trying to land those planes. the airports feeling the brunt are going to be...
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government budget cuts that kicked in last month are forcing the faa and other agencies to cut some spending. f furloughs kicked in yesterday. the agency will furlough some 15,000 air traffic controllers. because of the cuts airports say passengers should expect increased delays. the length of the delays will vary depending on the schedule and situation at each specific airport. employees at the epa, office of management and budget, also face furloughs starting this week. >>> residents and investigators continue their search today through the destruction in west, texas, to try to figure out what caused the fertilizer plant there to explode. investigators say they found the origin of the explosion, but they still don't know what caused the initial fire that led to the blast last wednesday. fertilizer company is working closely with authorities to aid the investigation. the death toll from the blast remains at 14. a public memorial for first responders will take place in the town later this week. by the way, all the presidents, ex and otherwise will be in dallas. don't be surprised if there's
government budget cuts that kicked in last month are forcing the faa and other agencies to cut some spending. f furloughs kicked in yesterday. the agency will furlough some 15,000 air traffic controllers. because of the cuts airports say passengers should expect increased delays. the length of the delays will vary depending on the schedule and situation at each specific airport. employees at the epa, office of management and budget, also face furloughs starting this week. >>> residents...
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the faa has said that planes will have to take off and land less frequently so as not to overload the remaining controllers on duty. that will translate o potential longer lines at the airport. most pass injures we spoke to this morning say they are against the furloughs. >> congress needs to get their act together and maybe they need to give up some of their assistance that they seem to have so many of in washington. and stop bothering the normal every day people with cutting back here and there. >> reporter: yesterday sfo and san jose reported no problems. but oakland did experience some delays for flights out of los angeles. sources inside the air traffic control tower here said four workers were furloughed yesterday. and these furloughs are expected to last through september. pilot and airline organizations are suing the faa to stop the furloughs and urging the public to speak up if they experience the headaches and hassles as a result of these furloughs. we are going to be keeping an eye on all of the flights here. we'll let you know if you see any major delays or cancellations.
the faa has said that planes will have to take off and land less frequently so as not to overload the remaining controllers on duty. that will translate o potential longer lines at the airport. most pass injures we spoke to this morning say they are against the furloughs. >> congress needs to get their act together and maybe they need to give up some of their assistance that they seem to have so many of in washington. and stop bothering the normal every day people with cutting back here...
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the faa is not going to compromise safety but they are going to take their time and that's boeing to cause trouble, particularly if you're flying during busy times. martha: all right. peter goelz, we'll see how it works out. thank you so much, sir. good to see you. >> thanks, martha. bill: there is deadly flooding in six different states and concerns are growing that things are about to get a whole lot worse. the spring thaw is here for images like these. we'll take you there. martha: big question today on this. did the boston bombing suspects slip through the cracks of our intelligence? we're learning what the fbi warned about in terms of radical views of the older brother. top lawmakers are asking, how could that happen? congressman peter king is one of them. he will be here coming up martha: new reports that the suspect in the boston bombing is awake and is communicating to some extend with investigators according to these reports today. this is big news, obviously, as dzhokhar tsarnaev remains under heavy guard in the hospital since allegedly helping to execute the worst attack o
the faa is not going to compromise safety but they are going to take their time and that's boeing to cause trouble, particularly if you're flying during busy times. martha: all right. peter goelz, we'll see how it works out. thank you so much, sir. good to see you. >> thanks, martha. bill: there is deadly flooding in six different states and concerns are growing that things are about to get a whole lot worse. the spring thaw is here for images like these. we'll take you there. martha: big...
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on the first day of faa furloughs, there were delays. but the airlines saying don't blame us. the biggest delays hit los angeles international first. last night the federal aviation administration reported a staffing problem causing some arriving flights to run an average of three hours and seven minutes late. >> we're going to crater the entire system. orter: the nation's airlines and biggest pilots union say it points to troubles ahead. their plan to furlough air traffic controllers, forcing them to tay home one day every other week will bring the system to a grinding halt. >> it will be like having hurricane sandy in the north and hurricane katrina in the south at the same time. >> reporter: so they're suing the faa to postpone the furloughs but the faa says it's the only way to slash $637 million from its budget, cuts required by congress. the busiest airports are expected to take the hardest hits. maximum delays at atlanta's hartsfield-jackson could reach 3 1/2 hours. chicago's o'hare, more than two. and at new york's laguardia, nearly an hour and a half. >> when your air
on the first day of faa furloughs, there were delays. but the airlines saying don't blame us. the biggest delays hit los angeles international first. last night the federal aviation administration reported a staffing problem causing some arriving flights to run an average of three hours and seven minutes late. >> we're going to crater the entire system. orter: the nation's airlines and biggest pilots union say it points to troubles ahead. their plan to furlough air traffic controllers,...
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it's closer to 2223 minutes. >> >> marco:k: now were seen some cuts and the faa. back across the travel delays. here's an update from sfo jackie? >> jackie: the good news is so far this morning san francisco international has not seen any problems in this all stems from as you said, the sequestered while the faa had to make cuts and basically what they done this together for 2000 controllers and put them on rotating for low which means there's a shortage of air traffic controllers at some airports across the country. yesterday we saw in new york city and specifically at lax were there were some delays as much as three hours. i did have a chance to talk with the airport spokesperson here as a fall. he talked about what those cuts could mean for as of all travelers. >> so far were not seen any effect as a result of the sequestered. that doesn't mean that we won't see any moving forward. it might not necessarily affect the local staff, but if there's another airport that does have staffing issues or congestion issues, the potential is there that we could experience d
it's closer to 2223 minutes. >> >> marco:k: now were seen some cuts and the faa. back across the travel delays. here's an update from sfo jackie? >> jackie: the good news is so far this morning san francisco international has not seen any problems in this all stems from as you said, the sequestered while the faa had to make cuts and basically what they done this together for 2000 controllers and put them on rotating for low which means there's a shortage of air traffic...
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reporter: airline and pilot organizations are trying to stop the furloughs from happening by suing the faa but they are here and commercial flights really move flatly throughout the united states yesterday. but the real test will come together. that is because air traffic -- because of budget cuts all air traffic controllers must take one day off every two weeks. that means they will lose one traffic controller every day. santa rosa airport they were down at least one controller yesterday. folks there said they were concerned about safety and felt the government could have made cuts elsewhere. >> we are looking at a tiny percentage that needs if be reduced. it's ridiculous they can't do that. you and i can certainly if we want to take $5 off of our spending for lunch over a month, it's easy for us to do. >> reporter: yesterday sfo and ma theta san jose reported no problems. sources inside the air traffic control tower here said four workers were furloughed yesterday. we still have to find out how many are furloughed today. meanwhile 100 contract towers in small airports across the country
reporter: airline and pilot organizations are trying to stop the furloughs from happening by suing the faa but they are here and commercial flights really move flatly throughout the united states yesterday. but the real test will come together. that is because air traffic -- because of budget cuts all air traffic controllers must take one day off every two weeks. that means they will lose one traffic controller every day. santa rosa airport they were down at least one controller yesterday....
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. >>> plus, why the faa is warning travelers to expect delays at the nation's largest airports starting tomorrow. >>> also -- >> check out the trails, see if i can make it. >> there you go. a new option in the south bay for people who want to walk or pedal for fun or perhaps even get to work. >>> we're following a developing story in the midwest tonight. rising water and a stormy forecast are causing concern along the mississippi river. the river is at or near flood stage across a huge swath of the region from illinois to missouri and beyond. the high water forced the army corps of engineers to close lox and halt traffic. two bridges were also closed for several hours after more than 100 barges broke loose last night south of st. louis. last week's storms dumped a month's worth of rain in a few hours and triggered widespread flash flooding. at least three deaths have been blamed on the floods. >>> a 5.9 magnitude earthquake rattled a large part of mexico tonight. the quake struck about 300 miles south of puerto vallarta and caused buildings to sway as far away as mexico city there are n
. >>> plus, why the faa is warning travelers to expect delays at the nation's largest airports starting tomorrow. >>> also -- >> check out the trails, see if i can make it. >> there you go. a new option in the south bay for people who want to walk or pedal for fun or perhaps even get to work. >>> we're following a developing story in the midwest tonight. rising water and a stormy forecast are causing concern along the mississippi river. the river is at or...
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about 5,000 planes in the air at a given time and fewer eyes in the tower, the faa is slowing air traffic for safety. planes could both be prevented from landing and taking off. those inevitable delays could cost travelers more than just their time. >> airlines may have to cut flights. that will drive up ticket prices. demand will be high. >> reporter: the only antidote? said senator chuck schumer. >> we need democrats and republicans to meet in the middle and end the sequestration that causes the problems. >> reporter: analysts said there's not much to protect yourself. but try to carry one of these. check your flight status often. >> thank you, matt. >>> meanwhile, extreme flooding ree deaths.est is blamed for the wate hh the sippi, more thn barges broke loose from their moorings near st. louis. the coast guard had to close the river near vicksburg. sam will have the forecast in a moment. >>> the investigators in the town of west, texas, are getting back to work today, trying to figure out what caused the fire before the massive explosion at a fertilizer plant. 12 of the 14 people kille
about 5,000 planes in the air at a given time and fewer eyes in the tower, the faa is slowing air traffic for safety. planes could both be prevented from landing and taking off. those inevitable delays could cost travelers more than just their time. >> airlines may have to cut flights. that will drive up ticket prices. demand will be high. >> reporter: the only antidote? said senator chuck schumer. >> we need democrats and republicans to meet in the middle and end the...
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the faa slashed the budget by more than $600 million. mark rosenker, a former ntsb nannal list and cbs responsibility says the delays could hit for hours. >>> we're going to see delays for the carriers, the passengers, and frankly i believe for the economy. >>> the country's largest pilots union and the airline is trade association are suing to stop the fur lou. asian markets were mostly higher. tokyo's nikkei added about 2% to a nearly 5-year high. hong kong's hang seng added a fraction. essentially major countries including apple, ford, exxonmobil, will release their earnings this week. it comes as they finish their worst week since november. the dow lost 317 points while nasdaq lofrt nearly 89. there's good news at the pump with a gallon of gas dropping 11 cents. the lung berg survey now finds the total. tulsa has the cheapest at $3.21 a gaon while chicago is the most expensive in the continental u.s. at 3.97. >>> oblivion beat the competition at the box office this weekend. the sigh-fie thriller stars tom cruise as one of the last hu
the faa slashed the budget by more than $600 million. mark rosenker, a former ntsb nannal list and cbs responsibility says the delays could hit for hours. >>> we're going to see delays for the carriers, the passengers, and frankly i believe for the economy. >>> the country's largest pilots union and the airline is trade association are suing to stop the fur lou. asian markets were mostly higher. tokyo's nikkei added about 2% to a nearly 5-year high. hong kong's hang seng added...
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it is a busier travel day it's monday. 47,000 faa employees will get furloughed as a result of budget cuts. they will lose one day of work every other week. the pilot's union due to the faa will staffect so many people. >> out of those 15,000 were air traffic controllers. perhaps it's a better idea to perhaps maybe drive somewhere because gas prices are going down. >> this is the time of year when they are supposed to go up. let's enjoy it while it lasts. gas prices could fall almost $0.20 by memorial day. it would go down to $3.30 a gallon. inventories are high we have a lot of supply. and the economy is slowing down. consumption is the lowest since 1997. this morning gas prices averaging 3.52 a gallon. last year at this time 3.86. that's a nice little savings. >> some say could go below $3 a gallon? >> rocky mountain region could see 32 -- $2.98. >> road trip. >> finally. it is 11 minutes after the top of the hour. a runner survives the marathon bombing only to return home to texas to witness the fertilizer plant explosion and he's sharing his story. we will have that coming up. >>>
it is a busier travel day it's monday. 47,000 faa employees will get furloughed as a result of budget cuts. they will lose one day of work every other week. the pilot's union due to the faa will staffect so many people. >> out of those 15,000 were air traffic controllers. perhaps it's a better idea to perhaps maybe drive somewhere because gas prices are going down. >> this is the time of year when they are supposed to go up. let's enjoy it while it lasts. gas prices could fall...
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. >> the faa was just down a few years ago, flights weren't affected. it seems to me like there is a request for directive out there to take steps so that passengers will be calling their elected officials to get them to take nation. >> gretchen: new york and washington, d.c. already experiencing delays and longer wait times for security. the fcc decided not to fine red sox slugger big poppy david ortiz for dropping the f bomb before saturday's game at fenway park. the fcc chair ss he won't fine him because he was describing boston's resilience in the face of tragedy and speaking from the heart. it was the team's first home game since the terrorist attack at the boston marathon. if your kids were watching, it wasn't exactly pg, but anyway. >> brian: maybe janet jackson should have tried that. >> steve: or there wasn't a wad robe malfunction. >> gretchen: that case went on and on before they ruled. >>> new defendants recording the boston bombing suspects. there are unconfirmed reports that the 19-year-old is awake and responding to questions. previously
. >> the faa was just down a few years ago, flights weren't affected. it seems to me like there is a request for directive out there to take steps so that passengers will be calling their elected officials to get them to take nation. >> gretchen: new york and washington, d.c. already experiencing delays and longer wait times for security. the fcc decided not to fine red sox slugger big poppy david ortiz for dropping the f bomb before saturday's game at fenway park. the fcc chair ss...
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also delayed travelers finding themselves waiting in airports as faa furloughs just kicked in. >>> and the investigation in boston, the wounded marathon bombing suspect, he's now responding to questions. it's monday, april 22nd, 2013 and "squawk box" -- it's early, it's monday morning, it begins right now.
also delayed travelers finding themselves waiting in airports as faa furloughs just kicked in. >>> and the investigation in boston, the wounded marathon bombing suspect, he's now responding to questions. it's monday, april 22nd, 2013 and "squawk box" -- it's early, it's monday morning, it begins right now.
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we advocate, and what we think is the right solution is the faa, the government agency, they need to learn with those bodies. they need to learn to understand exactly what's being done in the different industries to deal with different threats. and that's how we're going to develop our own best practice. >> host: gautham nagesh. >> greg, you mentioned that thebacking industry is largely ahead of the curve when it comes to these sorts of things, likely due to the nature of the business itself, and like you said, the criminals are often looking for money. how would you say the broader employees of your industry, how successful would your education efforts be, would you say, and have there been any keys that could be applied to other critical infrastructure sectors? >> guest: i think the, you know, by and large, employees within the financial institutions, um, are fairly well aware of what's going on, and, you know, given over the last year increasing news about attacks on the financial system, the awareness has only grown. as part of every bank's standard procedures, employees are test
we advocate, and what we think is the right solution is the faa, the government agency, they need to learn with those bodies. they need to learn to understand exactly what's being done in the different industries to deal with different threats. and that's how we're going to develop our own best practice. >> host: gautham nagesh. >> greg, you mentioned that thebacking industry is largely ahead of the curve when it comes to these sorts of things, likely due to the nature of the...
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faa warning in some cases passengers could see delays up to 90 minutes or more. that is nationwide. this is all part of the sequestration cuts imposed by congress in order try and save more than $600 million. we'll have a look at your local weather and traffic right after this break. hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! ♪ wow. [ buzz ] delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? bee happy. bee healthy. with clusters of flakes and o's. oh, ho ho... it's the honey sweetness. i...i mean, you...love. >>> current temperatures already showing numbers closing in on 80 around livermore, fairfield. some of the warmer places we'll see. slight offshore breeze. we should see the sea breeze kick in later this afternoon. but in the meantime upper 80s to low 90s for valley temperatures, 70s closer to san francisco. cooler temperatures start to arrive tomorrow. more noticeable cooling as the sea breeze really cranks up by wednesday. mike. >> ki
faa warning in some cases passengers could see delays up to 90 minutes or more. that is nationwide. this is all part of the sequestration cuts imposed by congress in order try and save more than $600 million. we'll have a look at your local weather and traffic right after this break. hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! ♪ wow. [ buzz ] delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would...